LABOR MIGRATION

AND THE OVERSEAS

FILIPINO WORKER
(OFW)
PHENOMENON
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rambled letters
Poyterev
Menumentoply
Ttereb noitacude
Ttereb veninrotnem
Cimonoce cesiruty
Answers:
Poverty
Unemployment
Better education
Better environment
Economic security
What is
migration?
Migration
Refers to the
movement of people
from one place to
another
Causes of migration
Poverty
Unemployment
Better education
Better environment
Victims of natural calamities
Economic security
Improve standard of living
What is labor
migration?
Labor migration
Isthe process of shifting
a labor force from one
physical location to
another
Causes of labor migration
The desire seekers to increase
income and to improve the standard
of living
The emergence of new industries
The relocation of production
facilities of a given business to new
area.
Overseas Filipino worker
(OFW)
Are Filipinos who are
presently and temporarily
working outside the
country
Reasons behind the OFW
phenomenon
1. High unemployment rate – newly
graduates join the labor force that
increases the competition in the labor
market
2. Low salary offered by employers in
the Philippines - Filipinos are willing
to work abroad due to law salary
2.Discrimination in job hiring in
the Philippines -local employers
tend to hire candidates even if
they are not the most qualified
for jobs
3. High withholding tax – the
Philippine has a high income tax
rates for workers
PRESENTED BY: JESSIEBEL R. ELECCION
JASON CANETE
GILMAR BLANCO
PRESENTED TO: MS. JAMAICA PONDARA